Almanac highlights August 4 2018 and notable figures
Almanac notes TODAY includes births of Shelley to Lehane figures like Obama and Gordon. It cites Ricky Nelsons No 1 song on Billboard debut, Alex Rodriguezs 500th homer in 2007, and Roger Clemens seven Cy Young Awards. Also mentions last quarter moon on August 4.
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Percy Bysshe Shelley
Louis Vuitton
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
United Kingdom
Louis Armstrong
Richard Belzer
Billy Bob Thornton
Barack Obama
U.S
Roger Clemens
Dennis Lehane
Daniel Dae Kim
Jeff Gordon
Kurt Busch
Ricky Nelson
Alex Rodriguez
New York Yankees
MLB
Climate change and weather patterns intensify worldwide
Washington column notes escalating extreme weather from deadly California fires to floods in Asia and heat waves in Europe. It cites NOAA ranking 2017 among warmest years, critiques a Trump rollback of fuel standards, and explains the World Weather Attribution project linking human activity to more frequent extremes.
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California
Asia
Japan
South Korea
Europe
Scandinavia
Trump
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Globe
Arctic
Siberia
Canada
Alaska
Oxford University
Britain
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
Laboratoire Des Sciences du Climate Et de l’Environment
Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
Princeton University
U.S
National Center For Atmospheric Research
WWA Consortium
WWA
China
Jerry Brown
Letters to the Editor Guidelines for The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram outlines submission rules for letters to the editor. Letters should be 250 words or fewer and may be edited for brevity accuracy and taste. Include signature full home address and telephone for verification and send by mail fax or email.
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Chronicle-Telegram
the Chronicle- Telegram
Elyria
Liberal bias in coverage spans presidents and media voices
Cal Thomas argues that liberal bias shapes US news from Washington to The New York Times. He cites coverage of Kennedy Obama Trump and Pence, claims media favors liberal Democrats, and links bias to declining ratings and subscriptions. He defends journalism as diverse and opposed to propaganda.
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George Washington
John E Kennedy
White House
New York Herald Tribune
Obama
New York Times
David Brooks
Trump
The
A.G. Sulzberger
Sulzberger
Times
the Times
Media Research Center
Newsbusters
Frank Bruni
Mike Pence
Bruni
Pence
America
Wall Street Journal
Bill
Hillary Clinton
U.S
Bob Corker
R-Tenn
Mitch McConnell
R-Ky
Marc Rubio
R-Fla
Trump and Koch feud risks emptying GOP coalition
Ed Rogers argues the Trump-Koch dispute risks shrinking the Republican big tent by alienating core donors and allies. He cites Koch contributions as a major asset and warns Trump to cultivate rather than fracture relationships with key GOP supporters for 2018 and 2020.
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Koch
Charles
David Koch
Republican Party
Donald Trump
Congress
Trump
Koch Brothers
Republican Coalition
America
Lee Atwater
United States
GOP
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